I don’t know what these things are actually called… This is another one of those panels that needs so much “re-work” usually, that I just started making them custom to each car.
This area traps dust, dirt, mouse nests, and then moisture that rusts out the lower edge – or the whole thing. It is a small panel, but tricky since it ties into important seams on all 4 sides, and is a compound curve.
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- Ouch.
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- Dissected and prepped. Note the inner panel flange – you need to pick that up somehow when welding in the new patch.
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- Patch being formed.
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- Initial fitting – note holes for plug-weldiong the patch to the inner support.
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- More fitting – woops – misjudged things a little and had to weld on a small piece to make the patch fit…
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- The finished RH side – the car is upside down in the rotisserie.
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- Another angle.
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- Roughing in the LH side.
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- Another angle.
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- Don’t forget the red oxide!
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- And remember to put it on the backside of the patch too!
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- Another shot of the patch.
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- The completed LH side.
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- Success!
